Little Robby, our neighbour’s nephew, carefully drew some water into a bowl and started for the door. How I hated this water rationing (定量供應(yīng)). We were forced to bathe in the deep little pond we shared with Jessie, our cow. Wells were dry, and crops transformed to dust.
I watched Robby sitting down onto the steps to my house. Bees buzzed circling his hair, and he buzzed with them. I remembered his aunt’s words: I don’t know what I was thinking when I took him in. The crash killed my sister, and he wasn’t hurt, but he can’t talk. He’s in a world of all his own.
Why couldn’t she see the wonderful gifts this boy possessed? He was blessed with a loving nature and a deep admiration for all living things, and I knew he could talk to animals. My heart ached for Robby, who was to stay with us for the summer, and had already been the dearest part of our world, eagerly tending the garden with me and my husband, Tom.
On a string around Robby’s neck hung a whistle, in case he was ever lost or in danger. After all, he could not call out for help. But he knew perfectly well that the whistle was not a toy. Blowing on it would bring us both running. I had told him the story of the boy who cried wolf, and I knew he understood me.
I sighed as I cleared up the last supper dish. Every ounce of recycled water was saved for a tiny vegetable garden Robby had planted. Tom turned to me. “You know, honey, I’ve been thinking about...”
Before he could continue, a scream from the yard made us jump. My God! It’s Robby’s whistle! When we reached him, he was pointing excitedly to the sky. Looking up, we saw the most magnificent sight: Rain Clouds! “Robby! Quick! We need all the pots and pans!”
Robby raced with me to the house. A drop of water fell on my pot and then another. Soon the yard was enveloped in soaking, glorious rain. We all stood with faces held upward to feel the comfort of it. Tom picked up Robby and danced about the pots, shouting and whooping, “Rain for Robby!” Tom swung about to show me Robby’s face: he was laughing right out loud, “W-W-Wobby’s!” “Wobby’s … wain … Mom,” giggling（咯咯地笑）, and stretching out one tiny hand in the shape of a cup to catch the rain.
I hugged them both, tears of joy mixing with the rain.
小題1:The underlined phrase “the wonderful gifts” in the 3rd paragraph refers to Robby’s ______.
A．love for nature and all living things
B．kindness to help others around
C．independence since his childhood
D．readiness to accept what happened to him
小題2:It was because ______ that the author and her husband would run on hearing the whistle.
A．it was going to rain
B．Robby often surprised us with his whistle
C．something bad might happen to Robby.
D．Robby might find something special
小題3:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Robby was old enough, but still couldn’t speak.
B．Robby’s aunt regretted bringing Robby home.
C．Robby didn’t accept the author and Tom as his parents.
D．Robby happened to find the rain cloud and was terrified.
小題4:It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
A．we should show mercy for the disabled children
B．every child has his own talent however young he is
C．children from poor families take responsibilities earlier
D．children’s sensitive hearts are worthy to be taken care of

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：本文敘述了一個(gè)小男孩Robby由于在一次事故中，他雖然沒有受傷，但是它卻不會(huì)講話，有一年夏天，天很干旱，水都是定量供應(yīng)的，Robby來(lái)到了Tom一家和他們共度這個(gè)夏天，因?yàn)樗粫?huì)說話，所以怕他有危險(xiǎn)時(shí)，沒有辦法呼救，就給他買了一個(gè)哨子掛在了脖子上，有一次，他吹響了哨子，指著天上的烏云，原來(lái)天要下雨了，他們享受著雨給他們帶來(lái)的快樂。
小題1:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He was blessed with a loving nature and a deep admiration for all living things, 可知選A。
小題2:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)On a string around Robby’s neck hung a whistle, in case he was ever lost or in danger.只有出現(xiàn)危險(xiǎn)時(shí)他才吹哨，故選C。
小題3:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I remembered his aunt’s words: I don’t know what I was thinking when I took him in. 可知他的嬸子后悔把他帶回家，故選B。
小題4:這是推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文的最后一段可以看出孩子的敏感的心是值得照顧的，故選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：推理判斷就是根據(jù)作者的意圖和傾向來(lái)完成相關(guān)的問題。 根據(jù)你對(duì)文章的理解，來(lái)判斷各個(gè)選項(xiàng)的正誤。最重要的就是讀懂句子的意思，找出文章的中心，這種閱讀是深層閱讀，但是你最重要的就是找出文章的中心意思，抓住主要句子和相關(guān)句子的意思就可以解決了，要注意題目中的一些關(guān)鍵詞和文章中的句子的對(duì)比，尤其是一些轉(zhuǎn)折詞、連詞等等。
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7   she asked me, “What if we 8  this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and   9   her and the other kids to go outside the house and           10  creative ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a（n）  11   with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the   12   of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the   13    to do something for others．
All that seemed   14   and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to   15  to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to   16  others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional   17  to help clean cars．Passers-by were   18  and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they   19 ．A pretty heartwarming  scene !
I felt blessed by being surrounded by such wonderful and loving   20 ．
小題1:
A．dryingB．repairingC．washingD．decorating
小題2:
A．quietB．hotC．differentD．dirty
小題3:
A．suggestB．a(chǎn)voidC．continueD．practice
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)lsoB．thereforeC．a(chǎn)lreadyD．hardly
小題5:
A．chooseB．enjoyC．buyD．serve
小題6:
A．worriedB．popularC．puzzledD．difficult
小題7:
A．FinallyB．SimplyC．ThenD．Luckily
小題8:
A．showB．leaveC．makeD．order
小題9:
A．challengedB．expectedC．invitedD．encouraged
小題10:
A．come up withB．put up with
C．get involved withD．get on with
小題11:
A．boardB．pictureC．ideaD．car
小題12:
A．purposeB．troubleC．secretD．theme
小題13:
A．needB．dutyC．imaginationD．sense
小題14:
A．importantB．disappointingC．hopefulD．natural
小題15:
A．matterB．meanC．belongD．refer
小題16:
A．relaxB．tryC．helpD．smile
小題17:
A．foodB．clothsC．moneyD．fruit
小題18:
A．interestedB．a(chǎn)mazedC．boredD．frightened
小題19:
A．refusedB．reviewedC．a(chǎn)cceptedD．understood
小題20:
A．fleshB．bodiesC．a(chǎn)dultsD．souls

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